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COMPASS
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<p>COMPASS, <i>COMP</i>rehensive <i>ASS</i>embler, is any of a family of <a href="/facts/Macro_(computer_science)/7abAsm1o">macro</a> <a href="/facts/Assembly_language/7XuV0cla">assembly languages</a> for <a href="/facts/Control_Data_Corporation/ChfGgfPM">Control Data Corporation</a>'s <a href="/facts/CDC_3000/s4DQdR7Y">3000 series</a>, and for the 60-bit <a href="/facts/CDC_6000_series/WDWo1psf">CDC 6000 series</a>, <a href="/facts/CDC_7600/Rgu6spkG">7600</a> and <a href="/facts/CDC_Cyber/04hxKmJw">Cyber 70 and 170 series</a> <a href="/facts/Mainframe_computer/nrBR6rWa">mainframe computers</a>. While the architectures are very different, the macro and conditional assembly facilities are similar. </p>